Where does “stupra” come from?
stupra (Maltese) comes from Italian stuprare, from Latin stūprō, from Latin stuprum, from Latin stupere, from Latin stupeo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tup-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stupra (Maltese): to rape
Definitions
- to rape
Ancestry of “stupra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stuprare | to rape |
| 2 | Latin | stūprō | to defile |
| 3 | Latin | stuprum | dishonor, disgrace, shame, defilement;... |
| 4 | Latin | stupere | present active infinitive of stupeō; to be... |
| 5 | Latin | stupeo | I am stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tup- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |